Fire at Indonesia’s Pertamina did not affect petchem operations

A fire broke out at one of Pertamina’s fuel storage tanks in the Cilacap refinery and petrochemical complex on 13 November 2021, which took the company about 12 hours to completely extinguish. 

However, the company informed that the incident did not affect operations at any other plants at the same complex. In fact, all other production lines were operating normally during the incident. 

“We are in mid of the investigation on the causes of the fire, but there is no need for any panic buying because the fuel stocks are very safe,” said, Chief Executive of Pertamina’s refinery and petrochemical said. 

In addition, the incident does not affect propylene supply to Polytama’s PP plant at difference location RU VI Indramayu-Balongan (Correction: previous report written adjacent location).